Meanwhile, Muslim groups and civil rights organizations in have also condemned the US president’s decision.

South Africa’s Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) said in a statement on Thursday Trump’s announcement might ignite conflict and religious confrontation in the Middle East because the city of Jerusalem is sacred to all three monotheistic religions.

“It is not the right of the US or any other government or people to decide which city should be the capital of any country,” MJC President Shaykh Irafaan Abrahams said.

Abrahams said by moving its embassy, the US will become complicit in Israel’s illegal annexation of Jerusalem and will destroy any chances of a peaceful and viable Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

“We urgently request the United Nations to protect the rights of the Palestinian people as stated in international resolutions,” he said.

Mozambique’s Muslim leader Sheikh Ameen Uddin also condemned Trump’s decision saying: “We fear that this might cause more conflicts and create more extremists in the region.”

#CUBA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) announced today that Cuba rejects the statements made by U.S. President Donald Trump, in recognising Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel. pic.twitter.com/NzO1b84k4P

He said Trump had made a wrong decision and should consider correcting it because the United Nations Secretary-General, the Europe Union and Muslim countries all disagree with his announcement on Jerusalem.

Sheikh Dinala Chabulika of the Muslim Association of Malawi described Trump’s decision as sad and unacceptable.

#China warns the move by US President #DonaldTrump to recognize #Jerusalem as the capital of Israel could worsen the situation in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says all relevant parties should bear regional peace and tranquility in mind. https://t.co/jnqiLnqADU

“As Muslims, we cannot accept such a decision, unless Trump corrects it,” he said, adding that they were deeply disappointed by the announcement.

Bram Hanekom, a member of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) and a pro-Palestine activist told Anadolu Agency they want the ANC to speed up its policy to downgrade diplomatic relations with Israel.

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